Surfing

Mick Fanning of Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia (pictured) has won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach for the third time in his career defeating Taj Burrow (AUS) in the final in Australia on Wednesday April 23, 2014.

Mick Fanning of Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia (pictured) has won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach for the third time in his career defeating Taj Burrow (AUS) in the final in Australia on Wednesday April 23, 2014.

A recent spate of shark attacks in waters off Western Australia has led to a "cultural shift" in surfing community nationwide, according to two-time world surfing champion Tom Carroll.

Carroll, who is in WA for the Margaret River surf pro, has signed on as an ambassador for Shark Shield - a company that is developing a surfboard fin system that incorporates its electronic shark repellent technology.

He said even professional surfers are thinking twice before going in the water.